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Support for Shared Governance
At a gathering of college lawyers, campus leaders generally agree that institutions shun faculty role in governance at their peril.
Online Accessibility a Faculty Duty
Lawyers and a disability rights advocate stressed that faculty members must be proactive rather than reactive in making sure their online courses and materials are accessible for students with disabilities.
Opinion
University Presses and the Reagan Test
Are college and university presses better off than they were four (or six) years ago? Joseph Esposito assesses the changing environment.
Newly Tenured ... at Dickinson, Hardin-Simmons, Norwich, Southwestern
The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges and universities: Dickinson College David Ball, English Alex Bates...
MOOCs for Credit, Aussie-Style
Two Australian universities announce plans to charge students fees if they want to be assessed and earn credit for free open courses.
Opinion
Hunting Prehistory
Two million years after Australopithecus, humankind is sitting pretty. Scott McLemee finds a new book explaining how we got here. (Hint: It was served very rare.)
Making the Case for Liberal Arts
Amid talk of outcomes-based education, a new report from the Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences stresses the disciplines' role in long-term career success and international competitiveness.
Working Way Past 65
New study shows that professors are delaying retirement or not planning to retire at all, due to both professional and economic reasons.